Liquid dispensing mechanisms



Dec 4, 1956 F. H. NEWMAN, JR

LIQUID DISPENSING MECHANISMS Filed Sept. 29, 1952 2 SheeLs-Sheet 1 LYVEXTOR.

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Dec. 4, 1956 F. H. NEWMAN, JR 2,773,218

LIQUID DISPENSING MECHANISMS Filed Sept. 29, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

United States ?atent O F mourn ursrarvsnso MECHANISMS Frederick H. Newman, .lr., Port Washington, Wis assignor to Supurdispiay Incorporated, Milwaukee, Was, a corporation of Wisconsin Application September 29, 1952, Serial No. 312,095

7 Ciaims. (Cl. 317-123) This invention relates to improvements in liquid dispensing mechanisms, and more particularly to mechanisms for dispensing melted butter.

It is a general object of the present invention to provide an improved mechanism for dispensing accurately measured quantities of liquid, such as melted butter.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing mechanism of the class described in cluding an electrical circuit which actuates and controls the dispensing mechanism and also automatically records each dispensing cycle.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing mechanism of the class described having a bowl equipped with a dispensing valve, said bowl being adapted to contain the liquid to be dispensed, and there being thermostatically controlled electrical heating means for said bowl to maintain the contents at a predetermined temperature.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing mechanism of the class described wherein the bowl is normally closed by a hingedly mounted cover having motor-driven stirring mechanism normally extending into the bowl, there being a mercury switch in said cover connected in the power circuit to the stirring mechanism motor for automatically shutting ofi the power to said motor when the cover is raised.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing mechanism of the class described wherein one actuation of the trigger bar causes one dispensing cycle, the time interval required for actuation of the dispensing valve by the actuating mechanism being sufficient to permit recording of said cycle by the counter mechanism.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing mechanism of the class described which is positive and efiicient in operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing mechanism of the class described wherein all of the working parts are enclosed so that they cannot be tampered with.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved fluid dispensing mechanism, and all of its parts and combinations, as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, wherein one complete embodiment of the preferred form of the invention is shown, and wherein like characters of reference indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View of the improved fluid dispensing mechanism;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken approximately along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately along the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view taken approximately along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a wiring diagram of the electrical circuit of the improved fluid dispensing mechanism.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawings,

2,773,218 Patented Dec. 4, 1956 2 the numeral 10 indicates a generally bowl-shaped housing which may taken the form of a casting, said housing having an open rear wall portion 11 and having an opposite wall portion formed with a slot 12 extending downwardly from the upper margin thereof. An upstanding ear 13 is formed on the housing 10 at each side of the wall opening 11, and said housing is positioned on a tubular column or pedestal 14 which, in turn, is positioned on a suitable base (not shown), said housing being connected to said base by means of an elongated bolt 15.

Positioned on the upper margin of the bowl 10 is a generally cylindrical pan 16 having a fiat bottom wall formed with a relatively large circular opening 17 and with a relatively small circular opening 18 there being a slot 19 atfording communication between the holes 17 and 18. A wall of the pan 16 is cut away at the rear as at 20 adjacent the open rear wall portion 11 of the housing it), the cutaway portion 26 communicating with the opening 17 in the bottom of the pan.

A dished circular metal plate 21 is nested on the upper margin of the pan 16, said plate having a downturned peripheral flange 22 and being formed with a circular aperture 23 substantially coaxial with the aperture 18 in pan 16. A glass bowl 24 is positioned on the dished plate 21 and is formed with a tubular extension 25 which projects coaxially through the apertures 23 and 18.

A bowl cover 26, including a pair of fixed-together inverted bowl-shaped members 27 and 28, is hinged to the ears 13 of housing It at 29; the lower rim portion of the cover 26 which is opposite the hinge normally engaging a stop member 36 projecting upwardly from the periphery of the pan 16. Bowl member 28 carries a resilient bumper member 31 which normally rests on the lip of the glass bowl 24 above the stop member 34 as shown. The cover 26 can be raised on its hinge 29 by means of a handle 32 to expose the open upper portion of the bowl 24.

Mounted within the cover 26 is an electric motor 33 which may have suitable speed reducing gearing embodied therein, said motor being drivingly connected to a stirring paddle or blade 34 positioned in bowl 24. The horizontal wall of cover portion 28 is formed with an aperture 35, and mounted within cover portion 27 is an electric lamp 36 which is positioned to illuminate the bowl 24 and its contents through said aperture 35. The numeral 37 indicates a mercury switch in the power circuit to the motor 33, said switch being so mounted that its contacts are normally closed, being opened by raising of the cover 26. Switch 37, therefore, shuts off the How of power to the motor 33 whenever the cover 26 is raised.

A cylindrical metering cup 38 is positioned in the bowl 24 above its bottom, the bottom of the cup being formed with an aperture 39 (see Fig. 4), with a smaller aperture 40, and with a pair of arcuate apertures or slots 41 and 42 one on each side of the aperture 44). A guide sleeve 43, positioned coaxially within tubular extension 25 or" bowl 24, has its upper end formed with a portion of reduced external diameter to provide an annular shoulder 44, said sleeve having a portion 45 of increased external diameter below the shoulder 44 which is cut away at the side adjacent the wall of the bowl 24. A

circular baffle plate 56 is formed with apertures which may be identical to and which are positioned to register with the apertures 39 to 42 of cup 38. Bafile plate 46 and cup 38 are preferably press-fitted over a portion of reduced diameter at the upper end of sleeve 43, sleeve 43 being received in aperture 39 of the cup as shown in Fig. 4. Thus, the sleeve 43 is in effect a tubular extension of the cup 38.

intermediate its length, sleeve 43 may be formed with an annular groove for receiving an O ring 47 of rubber or other suitable material which sealiugly engages the interior of the tubular extension 25 of bowl 124. At its lower end the sleeve 43 may be formed with an external annular groove for receiving a retaining clip 45. As shown in Fig. l, the tubular extension 25 is preferably tapered. The sleeve 43 is formed with a portion 49 of reduced internal diameter to provide an internal annular shoulder 54). A cylindrical sleeve or spout 51 is telescopically slideable within the portion 49 of sleeve 43, and has an external annular flange 52 formed on its upper end, said flange being normally seated on the annular shoulder d. The sleeve 51 has a lower end portion 53 of reduced internal and external diameter to form an external shoulder 55. At its lower tip sleeve 51 is formed with an internal annular valve seat A cylindrical piston 56 having substantial weight is axially slideably positioned in the cup 38, and a rod or stem 57 is fixed to said piston. The rod 5'7 extends coaxially within the sleeves 43 and Sll and has a lower end portion 57 of reduced diameter positioned within portion 53 of sleeve 51 and terminating in a conical end Ell which normally seats on the annular valve seat 5d. The piston 56 is provided with a bore 59 in which is slideably positioned a cylindrical stem 6t? having a lower end portion 6?. or" reduced diameter axially slideably positioned in the aperture as of cup 38, said portion serving as a pilot. Fixed on the portion 61 of stem as is an inlet check valve 62 shown in Fig. l and in dot and dash lines in Fig. 4, stem 60 also being shown in dot and dash lines in said figure. Fixed to the baffie plate 46 adjacent the cup 38 is a stop 63 having a horizontal upper end portion 64 which projects laterally over the upper end of stem 60 to limit the upward travel of said stem and valve plate 62.

Mounted within the frame 10, preferably in a position above the bottom wall thereof, is a chassis 65. Chassis 65 may take the form of a horizontal plate having a vertical plate portion 66 at one end and having a pair of spaced upstanding ears 67 adjacent the opposite end and adjacent the slot 12 in bowl lltl. Ears 6'7 are formed with outturned flanges 67' at their upper ends. A solenoid 6% having a plunger 69 is mounted on plate portion 66 as shown in Fig. l. The upstanding ears 67 carry a pivot pin 78 on which is pivotally mounted a lever 71 and a trigger bar 72, the former being mounted intermediate its length whereas the latter is connected at its upper end to the pin 7t). The trigger bar '72 may take the form of a pair of arcuate arms '73 joined by a transverse web 74 (Fig. 2) the latter having an inwardly olfset portion 75. A rod 77 which is connected to web 74 projects downwardly through a suitable aperture 76 formed in the bottom of bowl it The lower end of rod '77 is provided with a button 125 which is positioned for engagement by the container into which butter is to be dispensed.

The outer end of the lever 71 is bifurcated as at 78, and is positioned to embrace the portion 53 of sleeve 51 and to be engagable with the external annular shoulder 55 of said sleeve. The inner end of lever '71 is slotted to receive a pin 79 connecting said lever to solenoid plunger 6@. A torsion spring llZZ which is mounted on pin 76) has a pair of spaced arms 123 which engage cars 67, said spring also having a central arm 1% which urges the lever 71 in a clockwise direction about pin 7th As shown in Fig. 1, solenoid plunger 6% is movable on a vertical axis, having a normal retracted or raised position as shown in solid lines in Fig. l, as well as a projected or lowered position shown in dot and dash lines in said figure.

Mounted on chassis 65 coaxial with the solenoid plunger 6d is a plunger stop tlll. A trigger blade bracket 81 is mounted on chassis 65 adjacent plunger stop 86}, said bracket having spaced upstanding flanges 82 and 83. The flange S2, is formed with a vertical slot 84, and the flange 83 is formed with a slot 85 (see Fig. 3), the

latter slot extending into the base of the bracket 31 as shown in Fig. l. The flange 32 is also formed with an a erture 36 to receive one end of a tension spring 87. Positioned in the slots 84 and 35 is an elongated trigger blade 38. The blade 83 is transversely apertured to receive a cotter pin 8% which normally abuts flange 32, and said blade is also transversely apertured as at 9%, to receive the other end of tension spring 37. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, one end of the blade 83 normally abuts the portion '75 of trigger bar 72. The trigger blade tit; can slide axially in slot 84 and can move axially as well as downwardly in slot 85. The cotter pin 89 limits the movement of blade 88 to the left as viewed in Figs. l and 2, said blade being urged toward the left and upwardly by spring 87. Mounted on the chassis 65 in alignment with trigger blade 88 is a push-button type micro-switch 91, having a button or plunger 92 positioned for movement coaxial with blade 38, the axis of movement of said plunger and blade preferably being normal to the axis of movement of the solenoid plunger 69.

Referring to Fig. 2, the end of the trigger blade adjacent the micro-switch at is formed with a transversely extending generally U-shaped portion $3 which terminates in a transversely extending deformable arm 94, the latter normally contacting the end of the switch plunger 92 as shown. As most clearly shown in Fig. 2, the plunger stop 8% is otlset laterally from the blade but said blade is in the path of movement of the solenoid plunger 69 indicated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 2.

Fixed to one side of the chassis as is a vertical plate 95 on which a time switch 96 is mounted. Time switch has normally open contacts, is provided with a pivotally mounted arm 99 to which a manually engageable lever ltitl is connected. By pulling the lever lllil to the right (Fig. l) the contacts of switch 96 are closed, and the timing mechanism of said switch keeps said contacts closed for a predetermined period, preferably approximately four minutes. io-unted on the plate portion of chassis 65 is an electric counter .illl having suitable indicia-bearing drums (not shown) which are visible through an opening 143?. in a plate M3, the latter closing the open rear 11 of frame it}. Mounted in suitable apertures in plate Hi3 below the aperture W2 is a pilot light RM, and an on-and-ofi? switch res. Mounted on the underside of the plate 21 is an electrical resistance type heating element 166, a normally closed thermostatically controlled limit switch 167, and a thermostatically con trolled switch 98.

Electric power enters the improved dispenser through a cable 1% entering the base (not shown) and passing upwardly through a conduit it in the column M. in Fig. 1, no attempt is made to show the wires connected to the various parts of the mechanism, these connections being indicated in Fig. 5. The numeral Tilt? indicates a flexible tubular sheath through which a cable 111 passes from within the frame it to within the cover 26, thus making possible suitable connections with the motor 33, switch 37 and lamp 36.

Referring to Fig. 5, it will be noted that one wire 112 or" the cable MP8 is connected to one side of the on-o-ft switch 105. The other Wire 1113 of cable is conn to one side of the solenoid 68, to one side of the co nter limit switch M7. The other contact of switch it; s connected by means of a conductor lid to both contacts 115 and 116 on one side of the single-pole, double-t micro-switch 91, as well as to one side of the time-controlled switch 96 and to one side of the thermostatically controlled switch 98.

The other side of the solenoid is connected to the contact 117 of micro-switch Q1, which is opposite to the contact 11:3, and the other side of the counter is connected to the contact 118, which is opposite the contact 1T6 of micro-switch @i. A conductor it? connects the other side of the time-controlled switch 96 to the other side of switch 98, one side of pilot light 104 and one side of the resistance heater 1% also being connected to conductor 119. The other side of pilot light 104 and of resistance heater 1% is connected to the other side of thermostatic limit switch 7137. One wire 120 of cable it! is connected to the wire 11 i, and the other wire 121 of cable ill is connected to the wire 113. The wire i213 connects with one side of the mercury switch 37 and with one side of the lamp 35, and wire 121 connects with one side of the motor 33 as well as with the other side of the lamp 36. The other side of the mercury switch 37 connects with the other side of the motor 33 as shown,

Normally the switches HS, 93, 37 and 197 of the improved dispensing mechanisrn are closed, and switch 6 is open. The contents of the bowl 24 is kept heated to a predetermined temperature by the resistance element 366 under the control of thermostatic switc While the element is en rgized, the pilot light 164 is illuminated. When it is de .red to have the resistance element 106 operate continuously for the predetermined per for which switch is set, the contacts of the latter switch be closed by pulling on the manually engageable handle i f for any reason the temperature of the bowl exceeds predetermined maximum for safety, the thermos 'cally controlled limit switch 197 breaks the circui t the resistance element 106. The motor power 33 is normally crating and is rotating stirring blade 34 sly. T e lamp 36 is normally illuminated and the b vl odthrough the aperture 35. Whenever the cover is raised, however, the contacts of mercury switch 3? open to break the power circuit to the motor 33 and stop rotation of the stirriru blade or paddle 3 3'.

Solenoid normally energized by current flowing through the ==e 14 and through contacts 115 and 117 switch *Tfhcn, however, the plunger 92 is depresse. to the position shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 5, the po to the solenoid -53 is broken, and. current is de the counter Elli from line 114 thro g 1 contacts 116 and 313. Each time power is delivered to the counter id} in this manner, the indicating drums thereof an ically record a dispensing cycle.

A dispe begun by pressing the button 125 and trigger h I y (to the right in Fig. 1), thereby pushing ad 83 axially to the right against the tension of. g As the blade 37 is pushed toward the right, the arm 94 (Fig. 2) of blade 38 is b .t towart the left by resistance to movement of spring-loaded plunger Co uled movement or the blade 88 to the sses plunger @2, moving the contacts of a o the dot and dash line position of Fig. 5, ener- .o counter 1G1 and deenergizing solenoid 63. De ion of solenoid 63 permits spring 122 to rotate lever ii in clock ise direction, thereby dropping plunger 69 onto the phi u stop As the plunger 65? thus drops, strikes t'n' trigger blade 35 and pushes the righthand end of said blade downwardly out of alignment with the end of depressed swi plunger 92, whereupon said plu er s; ings back toward the left to its normal undepressct. st shot-xii in Figs. 1 and 2.

As the plunger 9*2 moves toward the left, arm 94 of blade 88 sp toward the right to its normal undeformed condition, so that the blade assumes the position shown in dot and lines in Fig. 2, wherein arm 94 engages the underside of plunger 92. As the plunger 92 thus returns to its normal position, the power circuit to solenoid 63 is completed, thereby causing plunger 6? to be retracted to its normal raised position, pivoting lever '71 in a counterclockwise direction to its normal position.

After the plunger 69 has been raised, arm 94- remains in engagement with the side of switch plunger 92 until the pressure on trigger bar button 125 is released. When pressure on trigger button 125 is released the spring 87 pulls blade 88 to the left and upwardly to its position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, wherein blade arm 94 engages the end of switch plunger 91. The interval necessary for plunger 69 to fall into contact with stop 80 provides sufiicient time for the counter 101 to be actuated as a result of closing of contacts 116 and 118. It will be noted that a new cycle of operation canot be started until the trigger bar 72 is released to again place trigger blade 88 in position for depressing engagement with the switch plunger 92.

Refe ring now to Figs. 1 and 4, when the lever 71 is pivoted in a clockwise direction by spring 122, the bifurcated end 73 of lever 71 lifts sleeve 51 to the dot and dash position of Fig. l. Simultaneously, stem 57 and piston 556 are raised an equal amount by sleeve 51. As piston 5-6 is raised, inlet check valve 62 is lifted off of the apertures =31 and 42 in cup 38, and the pressure difierential causes fluid, such as melted butter to fiow from bowl into the cup 38 below piston 56 through apertures ll and 42. As valve 62 is thus lifted, stem is also lifted, stop 64 limiting the upward movement of stem ed to prevent pilot 63 at the lower end of said stem from leaving aperture 40. A measured quantity of melted butter is drawn into the cup 33 by each actuation of the sleeve "1. Baffle plate as serves as an anti-cavitation plate to prevent any air from being drawn into cup o through apertures 41 and 42.

When the lever 71 is again rotated in a counterclockwise direction by energization of solenoid 68, the bifurcated ends 73 drop to the solid line position of Fig. 1. Since the piston has substantial weight, it settles in cup 38, thereby creating a pressure therebelow in said cup, which pressure closes valve 62 and forces melted butter from the cup 33 into the sleeve 43. This causes the sleeve 51 to drop rapidly until flange 52 rests on shoulder 59. As sleeve 51 drops, seat 54 moves away from the lower tip 5% of stem 57, and melted butter is forced out the spout 53 as the piston 56 settles into cup 33. Melted butter flows out of the spout 53 until the lower tip 523 of stem 57 moves into sealing engagement with the annular seal 54.

It is thus apparent that each time trigger bar 72 is moved to the right, a metered quantity of melted butter is dispensed through the spout 53, and the dispensing cycle is automatically recorded on the counter 1631. The assembly can be quickly disassembled for cleaning purposes and meets the highest standards of sanitation.

Various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all of such changes are contemplated as may come within the scope of the claims.

What i claim is:

l. in combination a solenoid having a normally retracted plunger movable to a projected position; a power circuit for said solenoid; a pivotally mounted motion transmitting lever connected to said solenoid plunger; a switch connected in the power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis of said plunger; and a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axial movement of said switch button, said blade having a portion positioned to engage the end of said button whereby switch-button-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade causes projecting movement of said plunger, the mounting of said blade also permitting movement in a transverse plane parallel to the axis of said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of move- -t of said solenoid plunger to be moved transversely aid plunger out of engagement with the end of said switch button when said plunger moves to projected position.

2. in combination a solenoid having a normally retracted plunger movable to a projected position; a power circuit for said solenoid; a motion-transmitting member connected to said solenoid plunger; a switch connected in the power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis of said plunger; a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axial movement of said switch button, said blade having a portion positioned to engage the end of said button, the mounting of said blade permitting movement in a transverse plane parallel to the axis of said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of movement of said solenoid plunger when the latter moves in a projecting direction being moved transversely by said plunger out ment with the end of said switch button when said plunger moves to projected position; and a movably mount d tripping bar positioned for engagement with said trigger blade when moved in one direction to cause switchbutton-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade, whereby movement of said tripping bar causes projecting movement of said plunger and transverse movement of said trigger blade out of depressing engagement with said switch button.

3. In combination a solenoid having a normally retracted plunger movable to a projected position; a power circuit for said solenoid; a motion transmitting member connected to said solenoid plunger; a push button switch connected in the power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis of said plunger; a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axial movement of said switch button, said blade having a portion positioned to engage the end of said button, the mounting of said blade also permitting movement in a transverse plane parallel to the axis of said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of movement of said solenoid plunger when the latter moves in a projecting direction and being moved transversely by said plunger out of engagement with the end of said switch button when said plunger moves to projected position; and spring means urging said trigger blade axially away from said switch button and transversely toward said solenoid plunger, whereby switch-budon-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade causes projecting movement of said plunger and transverse movement of said trigger blade out of depressing engagement with said switch button to a position wherein said spring means urges return of. said blade to its normal position.

4. In combination a normally energized solenoid having a normally retracted plunger movable to a projected position; a power circuit for said solenoid; a motion transmitting member connected to said solenoid plunger; a normally closed push button switch connected in the power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis of said plunger; a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axial movemen of said switch button, said blade having a portion pos ned to engage the end of said button, the mounting of said blade also permitting movem nt in a transverse plane parallel to the axis of said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of movement of solenoid plunger when the latter moves in a projecting direction and being moved transversely by said plunger out of engagement with the end of said witch button when said plunger moves to projected position, w ereby switch-button-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade causes projecting movement of said plunger and transverse movement of said trigger blade out depressing engagement with said switch button.

5. In combination a normally energized solenoid having a normally retracted plunger movable to a projected position; a power circuit for said solenoid; a motion trans mitting member connected to said solenoid plunger; spring means urging said plunger toward projected position; a normally closed push button switch connected in the power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis or said plunger; a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axial movement of said switch button, said blade having a portion positioned to engage the end of said button, the mounting of said blade also permitting movement in a transverse plane parallel to the axis of said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of movement of said solenoid plunger when the latter is moved in a projecting direction and being moved transversely by said plunger out of engagement with the end of said switch button when said plunger moves to projected position; and spring means urging said trigger blade axially away from said switch button and transversely toward said sol noid plunger, whereby switch-button-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade causes projecting movement of said plunger and transverse movement of said trigger blade out of depressengagement with said switch button to a position wherein said spring means urges return of said blade to its normal position.

6. In combination a solenoid having a normally retracted. plunger movable to a projected position; a power circuit for said solenoid; a motion transmitting member connected to said solenoid plunger; a push button switch connected in the power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis or" said plunger; a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axial movement of said switch button, said blade having a yielding, ransversely extending end portion positioned to engage the end of said hi ton whereby switch-button-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade causes yielding of said blade end portion, the mounting of said blade also permitting movement in a transverse plane parallel to the axis of said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of movement of said solenoid plunger when the latter moves in a projecting direction and being moved transversely by said plunger out of engagement with the end of said switch button when said plunger moves to projected position, projecting movement of said plunger and transverse movement of said trigger blade out of depressing engagement with said switch button permitting said yielding blade end portion to expand.

7. in combination, a solenoid having a normally retracted plunger movable to a projected position; means including an electrical power circuit for energizing said solenoid; motion transmitting mechanism connected to said solenoid plunger; a push button switch connected in said power circuit to said solenoid to control the same and having a button movable on an axis normal to the axis of said plunger; a trigger blade mounted for axial movement parallel with the axis movement of said switch button to depress the latter, said blade having a yielding, transversely extending end portion positioned to engage the end of said button whereby switch-buhon-depressing axial movement of said trigger blade causes yielding of said blade end portion while the button is held in depressed condition, the mounting of said blade also permitting movement in a transverse plane parallel to the axis or" said solenoid plunger, said blade being positioned in the path of movement of said solenoid plunger to be moved transversely by said plunger out of engagement with the end of said switch button when said plunger moves to projected position, thereby permitting sa'd blade end portion to return to its normal state on the side of said released button opposite said plunger.

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